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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 11 About Integrative Medicine infiltrative exophthalmos of hyperthyroidism clinical controlled study Of: Ligui Mao Gui Chen Man Luther [Keywords:] Hyperthyroidism infiltrating the eyes of Western medicine therapy conflict Infiltrative exophthalmos is hyperthyroidism (hereinafter referred to as “hyperthyroidism”), one of the manifestations. Treatment is in the past, anti-thyroid drugs, radioactive iodine therapy based on the use of adrenal cortex hormones, immunosuppressive agents, severe line orbital decompression or retrobulbar radiation therapy to reduce the infiltration of the box and the ball, but often poor efficacy, side effects large, easy-to-recurrence. In view of this, the author plus anti-thyroid drugs on the basis of hormone therapy, with traditional Chinese medicine treatment of the disease, access to significant effect, are summarized below. 1 Clinical data 32 patients selected for the January 1997 -2007 in May in collaboration with hospital outpatient clinics and hospital treatment of hyperthyroid patients with infiltrative exophthalmos (excluding those caused by the tumor orbital), are in line with the national institutions of higher learning medical textbooks lt;lt;within SCIENCES “gt; [1] of the relevant diagnostic criteria. according to the order randomly assigned to treatment in the combination therapy group and the only western group. the treatment group 17 cases, 12 males and 5 females, aged from 20 to 65 years average (36.0 + -6.3) years, duration of 2 to 8 years, the average (4.0 + -1.3), according to classification of the American Thyroid Association ATA standard (divided into 0 to 6), level 3 (sudden Eye “18 mm) in 10 cases, four (Extraocular muscle involvement) in 3 cases, 5 (corneal involvement) in 4 cases. the control group of 15 patients, 9 males and 6 females; aged 21 to 67 years (mean 33.0 + -6.2) years, duration of 2 to 10 years, the average (3.0 + -1.1) years, ATA classification standard leve